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Actress and Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon thanked failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in her Emmys acceptance speech for the second year running, praising her for the “grace and grit” she showed as she was defeated by Donald Trump.

McKinnon, who played Clinton on the show, made the comments after receiving the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a comedy series for her work on Saturday Night Live.

“On a very personal note I want to thank Hillary Clinton for your grace and grit,” she said during her speech.